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Old 08-02-2010, 05:46 PM
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Originally Posted by glenluceskies View Post
Anyway I followed the excellent article in the Projects section here. Filled the sink up with water and washing up detergent. Lowered the mirror in to the water and used cotton wool balls to gently wipe over the surface of the mirror. Then rinsed with tap water for a minute, then rinsed with distilled water for another minute. Left it to dry and ended up with an "as good as new" mirror!
You probably did this but didnt mention it here. FOr the viewers at home I recommend flushing away the loose crud before putting the mirror in its soapy bath.
You want to minimise contamination of the water before touching the mirror surface.
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